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Albion and Tecnotree Partner to Deliver Next-Generation VAS Platform for TELUS in North America

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Albion and Tecnotree Partner to Deliver Next-Generation VAS Platform for TELUS in North America
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Albion and Tecnotree Partner to Deliver Next-Generation VAS Platform for TELUS in North America

2026-04-28 15:00 Last Updated At:15:30

PLAINVIEW, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 28, 2026--

Albion, a leading provider of telecom managed services and solutions, today announced that TELUS has selected Albion, in partnership with Tecnotree, to deliver a next-generation Value-Added Services (VAS) platform, with an initial deployment of a voicemail application.

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Under the engagement, Albion will deliver the solution leveraging Tecnotree’s proven VAS and digital services platform, supporting TELUS’ objectives to modernize service capabilities; enhance the customer experience; and ensure scalable, future-ready service delivery. As part of the deployment, Albion will provide end-to-end managed services, including platform operations, service assurance, and ongoing lifecycle management, ensuring high availability and performance for TELUS customers across North America.

The voicemail deployment enables TELUS to enhance their existing infrastructure with an enhanced and scalable VAS solution. This approach supports improved operational efficiency, reduced platform complexity, and sustainable cost optimization while maintaining high service quality for TELUS customers.

Bernard Bureau, Vice-president, Wireless Strategy & Services, TELUS, said:

“This partnership demonstrates TELUS’ unwavering commitment to modernizing our core infrastructure and ensuring service reliability for our customers. At TELUS, we continuously invest in solutions that make staying connected easier, more reliable and more intuitive. This is just one more way we're demonstrating our dedication to putting customers first and driving innovation across our wireless network,” said Bernard Bureau, Vice-president, Wireless Strategy & Services, TELUS.

Wayne Thompson, CEO, Albion Ventures, said:

“TELUS’ selection of Albion reflects our strong track record in delivering and managing carrier-grade platforms at scale. By partnering with Tecnotree, we are combining deep managed services expertise with a flexible, proven VAS platform to support TELUS’ evolving digital service needs.”

Padma Ravichander, CEO, Tecnotree, said:

“We are pleased to partner with Albion on this engagement with TELUS. Tecnotree’s VAS platform is designed to help operators modernize service delivery, accelerate time-to-market, and create differentiated customer experiences. This collaboration demonstrates the strength of our ecosystem-led approach in North America.”

About Albion

Albion Ventures is a technology systems integrator specializing in managed network and telephony services, network modernization, multi-vendor maintenance and support, professional services, and fixed wireless connectivity solutions (RES-Q). Albion delivers innovative technology solutions, coupled with a comprehensive suite of services, that help companies accelerate their digital transformation, improve customer experience, reduce costs, drive growth, and increase operational efficiency and success across various industries.

For more details, please visit albionventuresllc.com

About Tecnotree

Tecnotree is a 5G-ready digital Business Support System (BSS) player, with AI/ML capabilities and multi-cloud extensibility. Tecnotree leads the way on the TM Forum Open API Conformance with 59 certified Open APIs, including 9 real-world open APIs, a testament to the company's commitment to excellence, and continuously striving to deliver differentiated experiences and services to both CSPs and DSPs. Our agile and open-source digital BSS Stack comprises the full range (order-to-cash) of business processes and subscription management for telecom and other digital services industries, creating opportunities beyond connectivity. Tecnotree also provides Fintech and B2B2X multi-experience digital marketplace to its subscriber base through the Tecnotree Moments platform to empower digitally connected communities across gaming, health, education, OTT, and other vertical ecosystems. Tecnotree is listed on the Helsinki Nasdaq (TEM1V).

About TELUS

TELUS (TSX: T, NYSE: TU) is a world-leading communications technology company operating in more than 45 countries and generating over $20 billion (CAD) in annual revenue with more than 20 million customer connections through our advanced suite of broadband services for consumers, businesses and the public sector. We are committed to leveraging our technology to enable remarkable human outcomes. TELUS is passionate about putting our customers and communities first, leading the way globally in client service excellence and social capitalism. TELUS Health is enhancing more than 160 million lives across 200 countries and territories through innovative preventive medicine and well-being technologies. TELUS Agriculture & Consumer Goods utilizes digital technologies and data insights to optimize the connection between producers and consumers. TELUS Digital specializes in digital customer experiences and future-focused digital transformations that deliver value for their global clients. Guided by our enduring ‘give where we live’ philosophy, TELUS continues to invest in initiatives that support education, health and community well-being. In 2023, we launched the TELUS Student Bursary, which strives to ensure that every young person in Canada who wants a postsecondary education has the opportunity to pursue one. To date, the program has distributed over $6 million (CAD) in bursaries to 2,000 students and counting. Since 2000, TELUS, our team members and retirees have contributed $1.85 billion (CAD) in cash, in-kind contributions, time and programs, including 2.5 million days of service—earning TELUS the distinction of the world’s most giving company.

For more information, visit telus.com or follow @TELUSNews on X and @Darren_Entwistle on Instagram.

Albion and Tecnotree Partner to Deliver Next-Generation VAS Platform for TELUS in North America

Albion and Tecnotree Partner to Deliver Next-Generation VAS Platform for TELUS in North America

WIENER NEUSTADT, Austria (AP) — The trial against a man accused of pledging allegiance to the Islamic State group and plotting to attack one of superstar singer Taylor Swift’s concerts in Vienna nearly two years ago has begun in Austria.

The plot was thwarted, but Austrian authorities still canceled Swift's three performances in August 2024. The singer's fans, known as Swifties, who had flown to Austria from across the globe to attend a performance of her record-setting Eras Tour were devastated, but rallied to turn Vienna into a citywide trading post for friendship bracelets and singalongs.

The defendant, a 21-year-old Austrian citizen known only as Beran A. in line with Austrian privacy rules, faces charges including terrorist offenses and membership in a terrorist organization. He could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison.

He is facing trial alongside Arda K., whose full name also has not been made public. They along, with a third man, planned to carry out simultaneous attacks in Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates during Ramadan in 2024 in the name of the Islamic State group. Beran A. and Arda K. never carried out their attacks.

Beran A.'s defense attorney, Anna Mair, on Monday told The Associated Press that her client plans to plead guilty to most of the charges but she did not specify which ones. Only Beran A. is charged in connection with the Taylor Swift plot.

He allegedly planned to target onlookers gathered outside Ernst Happel Stadium — up to 30,000 each night, with another 65,000 inside the venue — with knives or homemade explosives. The suspect hoped to “kill as many people as possible,” authorities said in 2024. The U.S. provided intelligence that fed into the decision to cancel the concerts.

Beran A. also allegedly networked with other members of the Islamic State group ahead of the planned attack. Prosecutors say they discussed purchasing weapons and making bombs, and that the defendant also sought to illegally buy weapons in the days ahead of the performance. In addition, he swore allegiance to the militant group.

Authorities searched his apartment on Aug. 7, 2024 and found bomb-making materials. The concerts were scheduled to begin the next day.

“Having our Vienna shows cancelled was devastating,” Swift wrote in a statement posted to Instagram two weeks later. “The reason for the cancellations filled me with a new sense of fear, and a tremendous amount of guilt because so many people had planned on coming to those shows.”

The trial is being held in Wiener Neustadt, about an hour south of Vienna. The proceedings are set to continue May 12.

Prosecutors have also filed terrorism-related charges against Arda K. in the trial in connection with the plan for simultaneous attacks in Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates.

The third man in that plot, Hasan E., allegedly stabbed a security guard with a knife at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on March 11, 2024. He was arrested and remains in pretrial detention in Saudi Arabia, Austrian prosecutors said.

Beran A. and Arda K. did not carry out their plans in Turkey and the UAE. Beran A. returned to Vienna and then allegedly began plotting to attack a Swift concert there.

The Vienna plot drew comparisons to a 2017 attack by a suicide bomber at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, that killed 22 people. The bomb detonated at the end of Grande’s concert as thousands of young fans were leaving, becoming the deadliest extremist attack in the United Kingdom in recent years.

Dazio reported from Berlin.

FILE - Fans of Taylor Swift also known as Swifties trade bracelets in the city centre in Vienna, Aug. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader, File)

FILE - Fans of Taylor Swift also known as Swifties trade bracelets in the city centre in Vienna, Aug. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader, File)

FILE - Fans of Taylor Swift also known as Swifties sing and dance in Vienna, Aug.9, 2024. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader, File)

FILE - Fans of Taylor Swift also known as Swifties sing and dance in Vienna, Aug.9, 2024. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader, File)

FILE - A person wears a purple head as fans of Taylor Swift also known as Swifties gather in the city centre in Vienna, Aug. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader, File)

FILE - A person wears a purple head as fans of Taylor Swift also known as Swifties gather in the city centre in Vienna, Aug. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader, File)

FILE - A police officer is decorated with Taylor Swift bracelets while guarding the city center in Vienna on Aug. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader, File)

FILE - A police officer is decorated with Taylor Swift bracelets while guarding the city center in Vienna on Aug. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader, File)

FILE - Austrian police officers watch a gathering of Taylor Swift fans in the city centre in Vienna on Aug. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader, File)

FILE - Austrian police officers watch a gathering of Taylor Swift fans in the city centre in Vienna on Aug. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader, File)

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